by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Feb 4, 2020 | Housing News
I teach high school to at-risk Sonoma County kids. I love playing golf and talking sports and politics. I feel fortunate to have bought a modest home at the right time in the same County where my wife and I graduated high school. But we worry that our two teenager...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Feb 4, 2020 | Housing News
“In the past two years, the county’s population has declined by an estimated 4,700 people, according to the state Department of Finance, which conducts population estimates using federal income tax information and state public health, education and motor...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Feb 3, 2020 | Housing News
“Students living in affordable housing benefit from access to the internet, books, health care and programs designed for those with special needs. Students can also receive tutoring, which not only helps academically, but also adds another adult role model into...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jan 29, 2020 | Housing News
SB50 would have eased the development of small- and medium-size apartment and condominium projects by raising height limits, removing density restrictions and reducing parking requirements. Under the bill, cities could not have blocked residential buildings of at...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jan 28, 2020 | Housing News
“Sonoma and Butte counties lost the most housing in the 2017 and 2018 fires, and they would receive the largest share of the tax incentives as envisioned by Congress. Schwedhelm and other officials told the editorial board that could add up to $300 million for...
